Welcome to my blues

"Chambers' seventh album features funky rhythms, incendiary blues runs, and just the right touch of Jimi Hendrix fuzz and mania, all of which will delight fans of the late [Stevie Ray] Vaughan, without pilfering from Vaughan's legacy ... Chambers has a serviceable voice that works for the songs, but his guitar playing is what's going to grab your attention. And not just his soloing. He's got a beautiful tone, with a big sound and a little more distortion than you might expect from a blues artist ... The songs and performances on Welcome to My Blues are all strong, but producer Ben Elliott deserves a lot of credit for making everything sound so good. The guitar pops out of the mix in a fairly perfect manner. But of course Chambers deserves the lion's share of the credit for keeping the songs tight enough that they hold together, but loose enough that you feel the spontaneity and energy of the album. Chambers shares Vaughan's sound, but also has his own voice, and it comes through powerfully across all eleven tracks".

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